The Encyclopedia of Arda - Yôzâyan (original) (raw)

Dates Founded II 32, destroyed II 3319 (endured [3,287 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=32&startage=2&endyear=3319&endage=2&c=The Time of the Yôzâyan)) Location Origins Created by the Valar as a reward for the Edain who had fought against Morgoth during the First Age Race Division Culture Pronunciation 'yo'zayan' Meaning Other names Akallabêth, Anadûnê, Andor, Atalantë, The Downfallen, Elenna, Elenna·nórë, The Gift, The Great Isle, The Isle of Kings, The Land of Gift, Land of the Star, Mar-nu-Falmar, Númenor, Númenórë, Starwards, Westernesse Indexes: Alphabetical: Y Islands and Promontories Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 2 December 2021 This entry is complete

The Land of Gift General map of the Yôzâyan (slightly conjectural) General map of the Yôzâyan (slightly conjectural) "Do you not love the Yôzâyan?" Words of Erendisfrom Unfinished Tales Part Two II_Aldarion and Erendis_ A name from Adûnaic, the native tongue of the Men of Númenor. It translates as 'Land of Gift', in reference to their homeland, which was given as a reward by the Valar. Adûnaic Yôzâyan is therefore exactly equivalent to Andor, an Elvish name for the island that also translates as 'Land of Gift'. We have only a single instance of the name Yôzâyan in any remotely canonical source, and that is Erendis' question to Aldarion quoted above. The text of Aldarion and Erendis offers no explanation of the name, but fortunately we have some fuller background in the Notion Club Papers (in volume IX of The History of Middle-earth). That story includes a section comparing words from the Elvish and Adûnaic languages, and among those words is Y�z�yan, given as direct equivalent to Andor, 'Land of Gift' (actually the Notion Club Papers uses the Quenya form Andórë, but the intended meaning is not in doubt). Further, we're told in the same volume that zâyan means 'land', so we can infer that yô- derives from the Númenórean word for 'gift'. Indexes: Alphabetical: Y Islands and Promontories Lands, Realms and Regions About this entry: Updated 2 December 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2006, 2019-2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability, but aptitudes and skills are also key.